Win: Mark Gardner (1-0) Loss: Gene Garibaldi (0-1)
Save: Joe Price (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Gene Garibaldi pitching. Angel Escobar singles to center field. Jose Uribe singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the right fielder. Robin Yount grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Escobar advances to third on the play. Jose Uribe advances to second on the play. Tripp Cromer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Gardner pitching. Billy Madison pops out to the first baseman. Dave Burke hits a home run. Lou Snyder doubles to center field. Will Cerutti strikes out. Paul Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Barry Bonds hits a home run. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to right field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo steals second. Bob Melvin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Gardner strikes out. Angel Escobar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Gipson singles to center field. Steve Gipson steals second. Rich Faedo singles to left field. Steve Gipson scores. Craig Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Gene Garibaldi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Uribe doubles to right field. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Robin Yount walks. Tripp Cromer walks. Barry Bonds singles to center field. Jose Uribe scores. Robin Yount scores. Tripp Cromer steals third. Barry Bonds steals second. Tsuyoshi Shinjo walks. Bob Melvin pops out to the shortstop. Mark Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Snyder strikes out. Will Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Angel Escobar strikes out. Jose Uribe walks. Jose Uribe steals second. Byron Dumoulin walks. Robin Yount grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Paul Walters strikes out. Steve Gipson strikes out. Rich Faedo walks. Craig Gedeon grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rich Faedo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tripp Cromer strikes out. Barry Bonds singles to left field. Bill Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a home run. Barry Bonds scores. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sandy Hart grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Madison singles to left field. Dave Burke walks. Lou Snyder grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Burke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Billy Madison scores. Will Cerutti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Angel Escobar grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Uribe pops out to the first baseman. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Paul Walters grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Gipson grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Faedo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Robin Yount singles to center field. Tripp Cromer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Robin Yount is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tripp Cromer steals second. Barry Bonds doubles past the first baseman. Tripp Cromer scores. Tony Kim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Shinjo walks. Bob Melvin singles to center field. Barry Bonds scores. Pete Conroy is pinch hitting for Mark Gardner. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pete Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Angel Escobar pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walt Dowse pitching. Mike Laga enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tsuyoshi Shinjo at LF. Craig Gedeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Kim flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jose Uribe lines out to the second baseman. Byron Dumoulin singles to center field. John Detherage comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robin Yount flies out to the left fielder. Tripp Cromer singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin advances to third on the hit. Tripp Cromer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave Burke walks. Lou Snyder walks. Will Cerutti singles to left field. Dave Burke scores. Paul Walters doubles to center field. Lou Snyder scores. Bill Swift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Gipson pops out to the shortstop. Rich Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti scores. Paul Walters advances to third on the play. Craig Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Barry Bonds flies out to the center fielder. Mike Laga flies out to the left fielder. Bob Melvin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Masanori Maruyama is pinch hitting for John Detherage. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masanori Maruyama singles to left field. Mike Gonzalez is pinch running for Masanori Maruyama on 1st base. Billy Madison strikes out. Dave Burke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Burke steals second. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alan Embre improves in control Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in velocity J.T. Snow improves in arm Wade Boggs did not respond to coaching in range Shawon Dunston did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Sherrill improves in speed Pat Swingle did not respond to coaching in velocity Kid Alou did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrel Casanova did not respond to coaching in velocity